nfreeman
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I too was generally unimpressed with KO, although he was far from their biggest problem.
He is 100% right in saying that he could tell in October and November there were major issues. They were freaking terrible in those 2 months.
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7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Well, I hope you're right, but I will believe it when I see it.
The history, and the patterns you can see repeating say otherwise. Faith or belief is something I do not have in this group at all.
You’re completely justified in doubting last year’s group.
But next year’s group now includes a HOF coach.
Lindy is going to be a huge improvement over DG.
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I kinda think they are going to bring in a couple of real vet forwards with the goal that they will flex between the 2nd and 3rd lines.
We shouldn't kid ourselves though -- no one good enough to fill that role well will come here on a 1- or 2-year deal. It's going to be at least 3 years, and the AAV will seem too high given the player's production. That's how it goes when NHL Siberia is shopping in the UFA market.
I'm not expecting a good vet defenseman -- I think they are going to go with the guys they have, although a trade of Joki or Muel wouldn't shock me.
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1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:
Well the optimism I had gained with the Ruff hiring just took a dip down (and mostly over the Appert in 2 years idea which ya, might happen). It's not that he's going to be a horrible assistant or anything, it's just that too much of it looks the same. I was hoping for a little change in direction with a McKee hiring or Peca back or something else new that signaled real change.
Now they just have to do next to nothing in free agency, draft a speedy Euro forward with that first pick and then name Dahlin captain and then I can cancel my sportsnet subscription for real.
No sir. They are about to reward your patience.
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1 hour ago, French Collection said:
You’re right that these guys need to generate more. I think Skinner’s new range is 24-30 goals.
Quinn and Peterka may make a move to the top of this lineup, diminishing Skinner’s ice time and points. Finding a 2-3C could mean the most balanced top 9 in a long time.There is room to improve on Okposo, Girgs and Jost as 4th liners.
This is low-key an interesting question about the roster next year IMHO.
JJP, Quinn and Tuch are locks for 3 of the top 4 winger spots. Who will be the 4th? Skinner? Benson? Greenway? A FA or trade FNG? A hastily promoted rookie? A deservedly promoted rookie?
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On 5/9/2024 at 9:28 PM, Taro T said:
Sure. If a trade that will make the Sabres better today is available and 11 is a piece needed to make that happen, definitely trade it.
Personally, as somebody else stated upthread, would rather see a solid prospect like Rosen (or one of the others if Rosen doesn't get a trade done) be part of that trade as that python has a really big slug of players working their way through to becoming waiver eligible and then becoming RFA / UFA eligible down the line too. Plus, theoretically, one of the prospects would be viewed as being more valuable than 11 as they're a year to 3 closer to being NHL ready than that pick will be.
Good to see ya sir!
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FFS. The Leafs aren't trading Mathews under any circumstances.
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2 minutes ago, French Collection said:
Goalies are weird so he could regress and flame out. I don’t think that will be the case here. He is still on an upward trajectory imo but he may get passed by Levi, which makes that a lot of $ for a backup.
Yes -- I would just add that most of them are pretty up-and-down. There is certainly the possibility that they give him a 3- or 4-year deal, he stinks right away and we are screwed. But I agree that the most likely outcome is that he is decent-to-good and, with Levi, gives the Sabres a solid goalie tandem for the duration of his contract.
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23 hours ago, Brawndo said:
Evolving Hockey’s most likely contract projection is 4 years at 5.1 AAV
I'd much prefer a 3-year deal, but if this is what's needed to get it done, I think they have to do it.
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14 hours ago, mjd1001 said:
Its going to be hard to say they should or shouldn't trade the pick because we don't know (and maybe never will) know what the offer is for it. There might be a great offer, there might be garbage. Its hard to say "trade the pick because they need help now, not in a few years" when you don't know the return. This is where you need trust in your GM. Yeah, a lot of people don't, but he is going to be the one that knows what offers you can get for it, and he is the one that will make the decision.
If you are shopping it and getting 'subpar' offers in your opinion, then you keep it, you make the pick, you develop the player, and then there is nothing saying you can't trade that 'prospect' (or any other first round pick) anytime after.
The thing those who want the pick traded might have going for them is Lindy Ruff, and the hope he has roster input. I'm pretty sure he would rather have a player that can help him NOW than invest in one that MIGHT help in 3-4 years from now.
8 minutes ago, RochesterExpat said:If this isn’t everyone’s opinion, they’re wrong. Harrington and Lysowski can tweet all they want, but guessing which team(s) even want the pick enough to trade for it is just one part of the problem. Those teams need to have the right assets to send back and assets that don’t have trade protections against Buffalo. I like the Tampa idea. Partly because I wanted Buffalo to offer sheet Cirelli way back in late 2020. But we don’t know if Tampa is interested in the pick or interested in moving Cirelli.
I saw someone on Reddit suggest we flip it to Chicago for Philipp Kurashev… as if Chicago would make that trade. I think we also overvalue what the 11th would get us or we live in a make believe land where every player is always available for trade.
Hence why the only correct attitude to have is the attitude we should move it for the right piece. Maybe instead of saying “GMKA should trade the pick” we should be rephrasing it to “GMKA should be shopping this pick to 31 teams.” The latter I’m 100% in support of. It just depends on the return.
Abso-freakin-lutely.
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OK -- please take the political talk to the politics club.
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19 hours ago, JujuFish said:
A couple years ago, I saw a meta analysis that showed that rates of all-cause mortality were lower the more steps a person got per day, across all ages. Now I'm the annoying guy who is constantly trying to get his friends to walk more and go on hikes.
I just saw a similar article about the major benefits of taking the stairs instead of the elevator/escalator -- even a few flights of stairs per day makes a huge difference.
We'll all need to live long lives to have enough time for this GD team of ours to turn it around.
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1 hour ago, Brawndo said:
Yep
I really want an agent of destruction like Carrier -- preferably 2 of them -- to be brought in for the 4th line this summer. For years the Sabres' 4th line has been a series of low-impact JAGs and not-good-enough demoted scorers. I want a 4th line that will knock some heads, change the tempo of a game and get the crowd going.
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4 minutes ago, Night Train said:
Much like the " Wrong Josh " draft of Allen, this WR draft obsession is going to consume many people for quite a while.
Social media dictates we beat it to death.
Well, to be fair, the Bills were already flawed at the WR position before letting their top 2 guys go this offseason, and they have an elite QB in his prime, and this draft was allegedly rich in WRs -- so it's not irrational to have wanted them to stock up at the position.
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19 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
The one thing that could make it work is if Toronto feels desperate to make a change.
Marner has a full NMC and a buyout leaves them with a 10.5 mil dead cap next year. A large number of teams would want assurances of an extension and/or need Toronto to retain half. All of which is mute if Marner, or rather his father, plays hard ball since he's from Toronto. Without much effort, Marner can effectively screw the Leafs by rejecting any trade and just walking to UFA at next year's end. It's that sort of power that could create a scenario in which he accepts 1 year in Buffalo and Toronto acquires Skinner to fill the hole and "save face."
If Toronto feels desperate enough, there will be plenty of bidders offering much better packages than Skinner and his albatross contract, and most-to-all of those will be much more attractive destinations than the Sabres are from Marner's perspective.
Don't kid yourself.
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7 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
I saw a report that the undersized 5th round Edge player from Troy was a high school wrestler. Now, work your magic, Coach!!
The guy you're thinking of is Javon Solomon. I think Sal Capaccio and a couple of others have compared him with Jerry Hughes, who was a great pass rusher for quite a few seasons for the Bills.
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3 hours ago, Flashsabre said:
I still call Toronto and offer Skinner for Marner to see if they are desperate enough to bite.
Marner probably waves to Buffalo as it is so close for one season before UFA. Skinner waves to Toronto.
One year of Marner is worth getting out of 3 years of Skinner.
I don’t think Toronto does it but it would be a nice solution.
Certainly no one here would say no, but I think there is zero possibility that Toronto says yes. Also, IMHO it's the kind of offer no NHL GM would make as it would make him sound silly.
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1 hour ago, Thorny said:
People don’t want to win.
They want winning to emerge as a product of their carefully tailored online collection
That’s the truth
Take it easy. There is no reason to scorn those who disagree with you.
It's far from risible IMHO to believe -- as every single NHL GM does -- that each potential trade asset has a price, and that it's bad business to pay far in excess of that price.
22 minutes ago, Brawndo said:Ehlers has a 10 Team M-NTC, the Kings need a retool as well.
Could the most famous Sabre Player in History convince another Victoriaville Native to waive His 10 Team M-NTC to come to Buffalo
3 seasons of Phillip Danault at 5.5 million AAV as the the third line center would be perfect
Indeed, but NHL guys don't willingly leave Southern California for WNY.
4 minutes ago, dudacek said:Now that’s the kind of “now” trade I’d look for.
It’s not about not trading futures, it’s about trading them for the right player.
This. We're not talking about Brady Tkachuk here, for whom I (and I think most here) would pay a heavy price. We're talking about a good NHL winger who isn't a difference-maker, who would probably play on the Sabres' 2nd line and who has 4 goals (and 10 assists) in 37 career playoff games.
One can reasonably believe that the Sabres should be open to trading their prospects for good NHL players while also believing that not every good NHL player is worth any price someone can propose.
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7 minutes ago, Indabuff said:
I've only seen a couple episodes. I literally just got Max to watch The Last of Us and this show.
You are in for a lot of fun. Enjoy.
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1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:
Starbucks I can't stand sitting in line ordering a fancy ass coffee
I miss the good old days just black coffee with a little cream now it's all b*******
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FWIW, I think Quinn will be a real star if he can stay healthy. I agree that he doesn't play with much of an edge but I don't think he'll get intimidated by edgy guys either. In any case if -- and it's looking like a major if -- he can stay healthy I think he'll end up being one of the best players from that 2020 draft class.
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1 hour ago, dudacek said:
Pitchforks.
@Pimlach ain't the only one who's got them handy.
This regime will not survive a slow start.
1 hour ago, Pimlach said:Sadly, they might survive a slow start because firing Lindy that quickly would really look bad. Good luck getting a proven NHL coach after that.
Firing Adams and promoting Karmanos is possible though.
I would be shocked if either Lindy or KA is fired during the season.
If they are not better next season then I can see KA being canned but Lindy being retained.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I completely agree. We traded away Mitts because GMHD/TP didn't want to pay him. No way TP writes $14.67 worth of checks to Skinner to not play for the Sabres.
I think our best hope to move on from Skinner is to trade him at the deadline and eat 1/3 of his remaining contract.
Hell, who knows, maybe Lindy works some magic on Jeff and he plays again like he did in 2022/23.
I think they traded Mitts because they decided -- correctly, IMHO -- that he isn't worth what it would've cost to keep him. That is not the same as being too much of a cheapskate to pay the market rate for a good player.
I agree that their best hope on Skinner is for Lindy to get more out of him. A buyout next summer is also possible and IMHO much more likely than a buyout this summer or a trade at the deadline.
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Congrats @inkman! That is great news.
Here's some free Sabrespace advice: cut down on the cannabis -- maybe weekends only? There are lots of studies now linking heavy use to depression, heart issues, etc.
In any case you're going to crush it.
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Off-season Game Plan 2024
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Interesting. I certainly wouldn’t be surprised.
Like the Byram-Mitts trade, any real trade this summer will be informative as to KA’s pro talent evaluation abilities. So far I think the jury is still out.